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Richie Sambora said he believed in “Commitment”
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Richie Sambora said on Oprah last year that “I think it’s down to a commitment.
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Angelina Jolie’s interview requirements: don’t bring up Jennifer Aniston
Chris Martin can’t get sex and candy in the US
Angelina Jolie still struggling with the loss of her mother
Gordon Ramsay admits to knowing alleged mistress, begs wife not to leave him
Nicole Kidman's Australia performance gets panned
Demi Moore calls it cruel when people make fun of her daughters
Richie Sambora said on Oprah last year that “I think it’s down to a commitment.
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Paris Hilton saw a bunch of paparrazi camped outside a boutique next to where she was shopping in Beverly Hills. She asked her friend to loudly call for her and tried to make a grand exit to get all the photographers to pay attention to her. Only one guy came over to get some pictures, and then quickly left. All the other paparrazi totally ignored the talentless diva:
There are so many pictures of Paris that they’re worth a lot less than rare candids of Jennifer Lopez. We’ve been ignoring Paris Hilton too. (Except for Friday, when it was a slow news day.) The girl gets around and like Britney, she’s cheap.
While Paris was in London for the 02 Wireless Festival she get miffed at the idea of getting her high heels muddy and asked for transportation around the event. A little buggy came to pick her up, and she got all pissy about how slow it was and tried to bribe the driver to make it go faster:
Unable to bear even a smudge of mud on her perfect (but not very sensible) Manolo Blahniks organisers arranged for a golf cart to whizz Hilton around.
However, the speed of the cart was not to her liking and she was soon attempting to bribe the driver with a bag of cash she had on her person.
A source told the Sun: “Paris wasn’t best pleased with the buggy. She had an amazing look on her face when the little buggy trundled up to give her a lift.
“She told the driver in no uncertain terms he had to get a move on because she didn’t want to miss James Blunt.
“She said she had cash if he could get a shift on – but there was nothing he could do.”
Luckily Paris made it in time to see Blunt and spent the rest of the weekend partying with him and his model girlfriend, Petra Nemcova.
God forbid she should miss James Blunt performing. He doesn’t sound the same in every song or anything.
Here she is with ridiculous fake eyelashes that look like they’re going to scratch her cornea outside of Boujis nightclub in London last night. She changes her look a lot, and sometimes she’s successful and looks decent. Most of the time she looks like a poor imitation of real celebrity, in this case Jessica Simpson.
A lot of the crap that happens on movie sets would be a fireable, sueable offense in any office anywhere. Celebrities tell stories about their co-stars messing around and sexually harassing them during filming, and although they try to play it off, they’re saying these things because they want people to know what they went through.
Case in point: Anne Hathaway. She was totally harassed by Stanley Tucci on the set of “The Devil Wears Prada.” She says Tucci elbowed her in the chest repeatedly and she had to tell him to stop. The asshole didn’t just do it once, he did it again and again and it was painful and probably embarassing to her:
The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ actress revealed her cheeky colleague would repeatedly elbow her in the chest to demonstrate his fondness of her assets.
She said: “He would just smack me in my boob and elbow me.
“It really hurt, so, after about the fourth time, I finally said, ‘Stanley, can you please stay away from my t**s?’”
However, the curvaceous brunette insists Tucci wasn’t deterred by her request.
She added: “He got really flustered and said, ‘What do you expect? You’re flinging those melons around like its harvest season’.”
What an asshole! I would kill the guy - after I sued him for sexual harassment. I’m serious, there’s no way I would tolerate being treated like that by a coworker.
There shouldn’t be different rules for performers and office workers - when you’re on the job, you’re not supposed to grab people. Tucci should know better.
Sure some of the sexual harassment guidelines are a bit strict, and some people like to talk smack, but sexual jokes and comments - if they’re not directed at someone or threatening - are much different than elbowing someone in the chest and telling them they’re “flinging their melons” around.
Stanley Tucci does not have a fabulous career, and he does not deserve one if this is how he treats women.
Another actor who probably deserves his career slump is Ben Affleck. Director Kevin Smith said Affleck engaged in the bizarre practice of sneaking up behind him while he was sitting and putting his balls on Smith’s bare neck while they were working. Christina Applegate also said that Ben put his “junk” on a suitcase during filming for “Surviving Christmas.” Maybe now that he’s a father he’ll keep his “junk” in his pants where it belongs.
Here is Hathaway outside Nobu restaurant on 6/12 with her boyfriend, real estate developer Raffaello Follieri. She is also seen in InStyle Magazine, and in one candid at “The Devil Wears Prada” after party on 6/19.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 premiered at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on June 24th. The film draws inspiration from the ride of the same name at the Disney theme parks. Pissed off fans and press waited nearly 6 hours at Disneyland for a chance to see the stars, who were gone all too quickly:
But by 7:30, the fans out on the carpet were getting hungry and hoarse, children began whimpering and even the seasoned press was turning surly.
“We’ve been standing here 5 hours and we’ve not seen a single lead actor from the film,” groused a KTLA reporter. “This is insane. Why would they make us stand out here this long?” Even a befuddled German reporter asked, “Is this normal?…”
At 8:15 p.m., frenzied screaming came from the carpet entrance. Down the line, cameramen on step ladders reported seeing Depp, Knightley and Bloom’s heads. The actors are posing for photos, zig-zagging down the carpet, talking to TV crews, then running over to shake hands and sign autographs for fans. That’s why it’s taking so long.
But it’s getting late, almost 9 p.m., and the very real fear is that the film’s stars will be yanked away by publicists and taken into the party so the film can begin…
Desperate reporters, sensing doom, start to break ranks. Mutinuous USA Today, People and Us Weekly scribes climb over the metal bars and run down the carpet to try to talk to Depp, who is surrounded by Disney pubs, his personal pub, Robin Baum, and roughly two dozen black-suited security guards, wearing headsets.
“If you have movie tickets, go in and take your seats,” warns a stern guard. We’re taking him in. The movie has to start!”
The carpet has become a mob scene. Guards are getting nervous. Reporters are pleading with publicists. Cameras keep flashing. Fans are screaming, “Joooohnnnyyy!” Suddenly the situation implodes as the guards surround Depp and rush their celebrity charge down the carpet.
Reporters and cameramen have to run ahead of the Depp Delta Force, as if trying to outrun a molten lava flow. “Keep moving! Keep moving! Keep moving!,” the guards shout.
Just a few frenzied minutes later and it’s all over. Depp is gone. After waiting for six hours, disgruntled reporters pack up and leave. And countless disappointed fans only got a split-second glimpse of Depp’s fedora.
That’s annoying that people were made to wait so long. Disneyland didn’t plan it correctly and should not have told people to show up so early.
“Pirates of the Caribbean 2″ opens on July 7th.
Here are pictures from the premiere of Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp, and Orlando Bloom. I really like Keira’s dress and think it’s a good choice for the premiere of this semi-spooky film. Also shown are Christina Applegate, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stacy Keibler, Daisy Fuentes and the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger. [via]
Selma Blair just announced that she’s divorcing her husband of two years, Ahmet Zappa. Yesterday she was photographed at a beach in Malibu with P. Diddy, so it looks like she’s moving on in style. She could do worse than to hook up with the hip-hop mogul. Hopefully she gets a Brazilian once a week, because Diddy doesn’t like his ladies hairy.
Diddy is working on another reality show after the failure of his “Cooking with Celebrities” series. He will be coaching young women he’s picked for an all-girl band in latest season of “Making the Band.”
Here are the pictures of the two together. Thanks toI’m not obsessed for pointing this out. Pictures from Hollywood’s Best.
Predictably enough, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s legal team have sent out notices to several blogs to pull the baby shower pictures that capture their clients in private moments. The digital card with the photos was stolen, they say. They never sent notice to us, but TMZ is a higher-profile site and was threatened with a lawsuit:
This letter is to provide you with notice that the Stolen Photos are copyright protected, to which my clients own right and title thereto. Any unauthorized publication, reproduction or dissemination of the Stolen Photos constitutes an infringement of my clients’ copyrights in violation of the U.S. Copyright Act, Title 17 of the United States Code Section 101, et seq., and exposes you, and anyone else acting in concert with you, to civil liability, damages, injunctive relief and reimbursement of all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by my clients in connection with any copyright infringement action. Furthermore, if any monies are paid for the purchase of the Stolen Photos, you will be engaged in the purchase of stolen property.
In addition, under the circumstances that the Stolen Photos were taken, namely, at private and personal events on private property, my clients had a reasonable expectation of enjoying total privacy. The publication of the photos would therefore constitute a unlawful invasion and violation of my clients’ right of privacy and would also be an unauthorized commercial appropriation of their names, likenesses and personas.
Anyone who publishes, disseminates, displays or otherwise exploits the Stolen Photos will be liable for substantial compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief. If you publish or disseminate and of the Stolen Photos, our clients will take further legal action to protect their rights, including by the filing of a lawsuit seeking compensatory and punitive damages, statutory damages for copyright violations, and attorneys’ fees.
We’ll take ‘em down shortly, but as much as people like Angelina and Brad - they’re too heavy handed with legal and security tactics. This is the cost of fame. If you don’t like it, then don’t try to fight it with all your might and just stop making movies. You could be gracious about it and play it up for what it’s worth, but no, you have to fight every picture tooth and nail.
I understand not wanting someone to publish all 450 pictures, but making a huge fuss and threatening bloggers for publishing three of the pictures is ridiculous.
It’s like the music industry acting all indignant that people are copying digital music. It’s the nature of the medium, and that’s how these things work. Digital files spread - get over it, and use it to your advantage.
Angelina decided to close down an entire country to give birth. What gives her that right? Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights claims that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are acting like “Colonial Overlords” and that they have no right to use an entire government to shield themselves from the paparrazi. The NSHR said “To shut down a national border so she can give birth in peace is a massive abuse of power.”
To shut down a bunch of websites so people can’t see your cute baby shower pictures is also a massive abuse of power. It’s not on the same scale, but they’re abusive. Fans made them popular and fans pay for their luxurious lifestyle. Just because they do some charity work doesn’t mean that they don’t have to play the game.
Jay-Z performed his whole first album, “Reasonable Doubt,” at Radio City Music Hall last night to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its release. Other artists joining him on stage included Sauce Money, Foxy Brown and Memphis Bleek. The Roots’ Amir Questlove, The Illadelphonics, and The Hustler’s Symphony Orchestra made up his band.
Jay-Z’s girlfriend, Beyonce, joined him for the last song, “Can’t Knock The Hustle,” which was originally a duet with Mary J. Blige.
Jay-Z announced his international tour, which will kick off this fall. He also hasn’t ruled out another album after declaring his retirement in 2003:
“There’s a lot of places I haven’t been,” explained Jay-Z. “They’ve heard my music but they’ve never really seen me perform live. … This really makes me wanna go out and perform. I’m looking forward to going overseas.”
While fans stateside won’t likely see another Jay-Z performance for a while, they may get a chance to her some new music in the future. Though Jay-Z vowed 2003’s “The Black Album” would be his goodbye to the recorded rap game, his recent concert appearances (he staged a major show last year and has made cameos with performers like The Roots) and his guest appearances on tracks like girlfriend Beyonce’s new song have industry insiders rumbling that a new Hova album may be on the horizon.
Jay-Z does have a new album coming out. Starch blabbed that he’s working with Jigga on a new release:
According to the Rolling Stone the rap legend has returned to the studio even though he announced his retirement three years ago.
The new album will feature appearances from Kanye West, Scott Starch and Dr Dre who’ve all been recording tracks with him.
Starch said of the new material: “I’m working with Jay-Z on his new album. (It’s) the first time we ever really worked together. We got some fire.”
It looks like Jay-Z is recording an album after all. It also seems like he’s still going strong with Beyonce despite the breakup rumors. They had a public fight at a basketball game as reported by Page Six and Beyonce was said to be jealous of Jay-Z’s relationship with singer Rhianna. A story last week had the two breaking up due to hectic schedules and Jay-Z’s inability to commit.
Pictures [via]
Britney is planning to sue 8 different tabloids for reporting that her marriage is in trouble, but she’s not going to do it from the states, where celebrities are considered public personalities and are fair game by law - she’s filed suit in Ireland, where her chances of winning are much higher:
Spears is to sue the National Enquirer, based in Florida, for reports that her marriage to Kevin Federline was at an end. She is also suing seven other US and British publications that repeated the claims.
Foreign claimants have long been attracted to London because of the strict libel laws, but Belfast offers the prospect of high payouts, faster justice and lower costs.
Paul Tweed, senior partner at Johnson’s solicitors, who has been instructed by Spears, said he was also being consulted by Houston, Paula Abdul, the singer, and Steve Bing, film producer and father of Liz Hurley’s son Damian…
One law firm, which represents American celebrities suing in London, said: “They come to the UK because it is a good place to sue. In the US there is a public figure defence which means that if you have celebrity status you can’t sue anybody in America unless you can show that they acted from malice.”
Paul Tweed, senior partner at Johnson’s solicitors, who has been instructed by Spears, said he was also being consulted by Houston, Paula Abdul, the singer, and Steve Bing, film producer and father of Liz Hurley’s son Damian.
Belfast has similar libel laws to England, but waiting lists are shorter and the costs can be 75% lower. Many cases go to juries, which make higher awards. In one Belfast case Barney Eastwood, the boxing promoter, received an award of £450,000, the highest in Irish legal history.
If an American publication does not have assets in Britain, Tweed sues distributors and website hosts. He is currently taking action against Yahoo!
It doesn’t seem fair that celebrities can just file suit from England or Ireland in order to get around US libel laws, but major corporations avoid paying taxes by incorporating overseas. Exploiting tax and legal loopholes is just one of the ways that people hold onto their undeserved millions.
Here is Britney with Sean Preston and her mom and sister outside of Nobu. K-Fed was there, too, but is not pictured. There was supposedly a paparrazi fight as photographers jockied for pictures of the pregnant star. TMZ has a video of it, with people saying “back off” and swearing, but it doesn’t seem as exciting as they make it out to be. We were hoping for some punches and hair-pulling.
Pictures and tabloid story [via]
- Diddy and Selma Blair are not a couple - Diddy was with Kim Porter and just ran into Selma on the beach. [I'm not Obsessed]
- John Mayer is a racist asshole [Mollygood]
- Rachel Bilson and her one pose [The Bastardly]
- Google News says its their policy not to include blogs in news searches [Cult News]
- Victoria Beckham lost 6 pounds she couldn’t afford for the World Cup [Hollywood Rag]
- Keira Knightley in a see-through bikini [Hollywood Tuna]
- Kayne West left a bunch of porn behind at a photoshoot [yeeeah]
- Jessica Alba and Cash Warren must not be broken up after all [CityRag]
- Tom Cruise takes the bullet train in Tokyo to promote MI3 [Socialite's Life]
- Which Harry Potter characters will be worm meat? [DListed]
- Petra Nemcova gives James Blunt the best sex ever. Why is she even with that dork? [Egotastic]
- Gwen Stefani and baby Kingston in a rasta skull cap [PopSugar]
- Insert your own name in Jessica Simpson’s first single - courtesy of some idiotic marketers. [Blog NYC]
- Why Busta Rhymes really hates gay people [Concrete Loop]
- Brittany Murphy is a botox and collagen nightmare. [The Chic Mommy]
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were snapped at “Bubby’s” restaurant in Tribeca last week. Ledger said he wanted some time off from filming to be a stay at home dad to eight month-old Matilda. It looks like he has been enjoying his role by not bothering to shave or bathe.
Ledger and Williams are scheduled to begin working on the weird “I’m Not There” Bob Dylan biopic this summer. The film will feature different actors and actresses playing the singer throughout his life. Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Julianne Moore and Richard Gere will join them in the film.
Reader Phyllis of HeathHeathens.com was not happy with our characterization of Ledger as a crybaby after his father revealed that he hightailed it out of Australia when the paparrazi squirted him with water on the red carpet. Ledger was composed at the time, but was said to have broken down and cried afterwards and asked his father to sell his Australian home. It turns out that Ledger was harassed by the paparrazi beyond what is allowable in the states, and that photographers delighted in tormenting him. People were camped out in his backyard and held a press conference on his front lawn. Phyllis says that Ledger probably never spat at the paparrazi as reported, and that he moved out of Australia after months of enduring constant monitoring. She says that “Heath is a very gentle and private person. He doesn’t have an ego.”
Heath always came off as aloof and cool to me, but maybe that’s a defense mechanism. I finally saw “Brokeback Mountain” and have to say that he’s a superb actor, and that it was one of the best films I’ve ever seen. Like Heath, I cried like a baby at the end.
Here are Heath and Michelle looking cute and cuddly at lunch. [via]
